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Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Kenya
- English(1) Subject to Article 65, every person has the right, either individually or in association with others, to acquire and own property—
(a) of any description; and
(b) in any part of Kenya.
… (Art. 40) - Swahili(1) Kwa kuzingatia Kifungu cha 65, kila mtu ana haki, ama mtu mmoja mmoja au ushirika pamoja na wengine, ya kupata na kumiliki mali-
(a) ya namna yoyote; na
(b) katika sehemu yoyote ya Kenya.
… (Kifungu cha 40)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Ecuador
- EnglishThe State shall guarantee equal rights and equal opportunity to men and women in access to property and decision-making in the management of their common marital estate. (Art. 324)
- SpanishEl Estado garantizará la igualdad de derechos y oportunidades de mujeres y hombres en el acceso a la propiedad y en la toma de decisiones para la administración de la sociedad conyugal. (Art. 324)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Saudi Arabia
- EnglishOwnership, capital and labour are the fundamentals of the Kingdom's economic and social life. They are private rights that serve a social function in conformity with Islamic Shari'ah. (Basic Law, Art. 17)
- Arabicالملكية ورأس المال والعمل هي مكونات أساسية في الكيان الاقتصادي والاجتماعي للمملكة ، وهي حقوق خاصة تؤدي وظيفة اجتماعية وفقًا للشريعة الإسلامية. (النظام الأساسي ، المادة 17)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Angola
- EnglishThe state shall respect and protect the private property of individuals and corporate bodies and free economic and entrepreneurial initiatives exercised within the terms of the Constitution and the law. (Art. 14)
- PortugueseO Estado respeita e protege a propriedade privada das pessoas singulares ou colectivas e a livre iniciativa económica e empresarial exercida nos termos da Constituição e da lei. (Art. 14)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Madagascar
- EnglishThe State guarantees the right to individual property. …
The State assures the facility of access to land property through the appropriate juridical and institutional provisions and a transparent administration of the information concerning land. (Art. 34) - FrenchL’Etat garantit le droit à la propriété individuelle. …
L’Etat assure la facilité d’accès à la propriété foncière à travers des dispositifs juridiques et institutionnels appropriés et d’une gestion transparente des informations foncières. (Art. 34)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Guyana
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of this article -
(a) no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect; and
(b) no person shall be treated in a discriminatory manner by any person acting by virtue of any written law or in the performance of the functions of any public office or any public authority.
(2) In this article the expression ‘discriminatory’ means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their or their parents’ or guardians’ respective descriptions by race, place of origin, political opinion, colour, creed, age, disability, marital status, sex, gender, language, birth, social class, pregnancy, religion, conscience, belief or culture whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which other persons of the same or another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not afforded to persons of another such description.
(3) Paragraph (1)(a) shall not apply to any law so far as that law makes provision -
…
(b) with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other matters of personal law;
… (Art. 149)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Türkiye
- EnglishEveryone has the right to own and inherit property. … (Art. 35)
- TurkishHerkes, mülkiyet ve miras haklarına sahiptir. … (Madde 35)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Cabo Verde
- English1. The National Assembly shall exclusively have the power to legislate on the following matters, except in cases of legislative authorization granted to the Government:
…
b) State and capacity of persons, family and estate laws;
… (Art. 177) - Portuguese1. Compete, exclusivamente, à Assembleia Nacional, salvo autorização legislativa concedida ao Governo, fazer leis sobre as seguintes matérias:
…
b) Estado e capacidade das pessoas, direito de família e das sucessões;
… (Art. 177)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Mozambique
- English1. The State shall recognise and guarantee the right of ownership of property.
… (Art. 82) - Portuguese1. O Estado reconhece e garante o direito de propriedade.
… (Art. 82)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
Nicaragua
- English
The right of private ownership [propiedad] of movable and immovable assets [bienes], and of the instruments and means of production[,] is guaranteed.
... (Art. 44) - Spanish
Se garantiza el derecho de propiedad privada de los bienes muebles e inmuebles y de los instrumentos y medios de producción.
… (Art. 44)